Malaysian fatal heart attack forces Turkish Airlines emergency landing in Phuket

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Malaysian fatal heart attack forces Turkish Airlines emergency landing in Phuket

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The Turkish Airlines flight made the emergency landing at Phuket International Airport late last night (Jan 10). Photo: Mark Knowles / file

 

PHUKET: -- A Turkish Airlines flight en route from Turkey to Malaysia made an emergency landing at Phuket International Airport late last night (Jan 10) after a passenger suffered a fatal heart attack.

 

The passenger, Malaysian national Amir Hamzah Sulaiman, age 60, was pronounced dead by medical staff at Thalang Hospital, said Capt Kraisorn Boonprasop of Thalang Police.

 

Staff at Thalang Hospital reported Mr Sulaiman’s demise at 12:15am, he confirmed to The Phuket News.

 

“Doctors gave heart attack as the cause of death, and there were no marks on his body to suggest otherwise,” Capt Kraisorn said.

 

Full story: http://www.thephuketnews.com/malaysian-fatal-heart-attack-forces-turkish-airlines-emergency-landing-in-phuket-60581.php

 

-- © Copyright Phuket News 2017-01-11

[BuaBS]

So who pays for that ? Even if the unlucky guy was saved ... who pays for the emergency landing ?

[gchurch259]

Was he dead before they landed ? If so they should have continued on to KL, if not they did the right thing.

 

Most aircraft in commercial use today have AED and Oxygen, generally at least one medically trained, at least CPR, passenger on board, if one is lucky.